Des Walsh
Desmond Walsh is a veritable cultural icon in Newfoundland, with six books of poetry published, including the acclaimed Love and Savagery, which was adapted for a motion picture by Morag Films in 2009. Talonbooks released the second edition of Love and Savagery concurrent with the film’s release.
Walsh is also a noted screenwriter, playwright and musician. He was the 2001 and 2003 playwright-in-residence at the Playwright’s Workshop in Montreal and at Memorial University’s Grenfell College in Corner Brook, respectively. He also scripted the mini-series adaptation of Bernice Morgan’s Random Passage and Waiting for Time, which aired on the CBC in 2002, commenting that: “Morgan’s works are sacred material because they are, finally, our story.” Along with John Smith and Sam Grana, he co-wrote the intensely popular and critically acclaimed miniseries The Boys of St. Vincent. Having encountered the public education system in Placentia and St. John’s, he left school in grade ten, famously claiming it did nothing for him. His awards include a Gemini, a New York Festival Award, Italy’s Umbria Fiction Award, and Best Series (Cannes International TV Festival), all for co-writing The Boys of St. Vincent. Walsh currently divides his time between New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay and St. John’s.
Acting
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Riverhead
as Burt
2016
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Cast No Shadow
as Ricky's Father
2014
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Hold Fast
as Granddad (Jack)
2013
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Down to the Dirt
as Officer Bowden
2008
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Hunting Pignut
as Larry
2017
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Finding Mary March
1988
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Little Orphans
as Uncle Billy
2020
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Rain, Drizzle, and Fog
as Himself
1998
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Spoiled
as Dad
2008
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Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
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Random Passage
as Captain Brennan
2002
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Keystone
as Jack
2016
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Under the Weather
as Phil
2020
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Snarbuckled
as Father O'Higgins
2010
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Four Sisters
as Nish Feehan
2010
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The Tour
as Married Man
2015
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Clipper Gold
as Man
2014
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Down to the Wood
as Delph
2009
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Sadie
as Mr. Snow
2014
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Close to the Bone: The Film
2023
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Mum's the Word
as Carl
2009
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To Dublin with Love
as Self
2007
